Crime
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Two arrested in Brackenfell for abalone, 9 439 dried units seized
Two foreign nationals are due in the Kuils River Magistrates’ Court on Thursday after police seized 9 439 dried abalone units in Brackenfell.
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Klerksdorp attorney faces theft charge over deceased client’s estate
Hawks have nabbed a Klerksdorp-based attorney in connection with the theft of a significant amount of money involving the estate of a deceased person.
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Man appears in court after minor girl found dead under bed in shack
A 29-year-old man from Bultfontein in the Free State has been arrested after the body of a seven-year-old girl child was discovered in a shack dwelling.
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Digital banking crime costs South Africans R2.4 billion in 2025
Digital banking crime in South Africa surged to R2.4 billion in 2025, with app fraud accounting for over 70% of losses.
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11 killed in three overnight shootings in Cape Town, police reinforce deployments
Eleven people were shot dead in separate incidents in Langa, Gugulethu and Khayelitsha overnight. Western Cape police have reinforced deployments in affected areas.
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Three suspects killed in Kranskop shootout with police
Three suspects wanted for a cash-in-transit robbery were killed in a shootout with police in Kranskop in the early hours of Saturday.
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Two suspects arrested in Sasolburg drug bust
Police arrested two men in a drug bust at a house in Zamdela – one of them was arrested a week earlier.
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Truck driver sentenced to 20 years for kidnapping and rape of teenage girl
A 43-year-old truck driver has been sentenced to an effective 20 years’ imprisonment by the Makhanda High Court for kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl.
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Killer of DJ Warras sentenced to 25 years in plea deal with the State
The National Prosecuting Authority has secured the conviction of the man who shot and killed Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock in Johannesburg.
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Two Anti-Gang Unit constables among four shot dead in Reiger Park
Two young Anti-Gang Unit constables and two women in a targeted Volkswagen Polo were killed in Reiger Park on Friday night, in what police described as an ambush.
